Uncharted Waters: The Explorations of José Narváez (1768-1840)

by Jim McDowell

Jim McDowell's new biography of the little-known Spanish explorer Jos Mar a Narv ez, reveals his significant discoveries during the European exploration of what is now Canada's Pacific Northwest Coast. Narv ez was the first European to investigate a Russian fur-trading outpost in the Gulf of Alaska in 1788. The following year he became the first Spaniard to reconnoitre Juan de Fuca Strait. In 1791, he charted the interiors of three large inlets...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553804341
• ISBN13: 9781553804345
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Ronsdale Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"